Apparatus and method for controlling the recording of television programs

DETAILED DESCRIPTION To achieve the object of the present invention, the present invention provides the electronic appliance which electronic appliance displays the electronic program guide information superposed on the television signal and is provided with the first reservation means for reservation of picture recording of a desired program based on the electronic program guide information, wherein, the electronic appliance is provided with a selection means for selecting one of overlapped programs reserved for picture recording when the time zone of the specified and reserved programs overlaps.
The electronic appliance is provided with a display means for displaying the picture recording reservation information of the overlapped program reserved for picture recording.
The starting time and/or ending time for the time zone where two or more programs overlap is corrected by key operation or the picture recording reservation of any one of overlapped programs are cancelled.
The electronic appliance of the present invention is provided with a setting means for setting the preferential execution of either picture recording reservations reserved by the first reservation means for reservation of picture recording on the display of the electronic program guide information superposed on the television signal or by the second reservation means for reserving picture recording by inputting at least recording time and recording channel.
In the above-mentioned picture recorder, the above-mentioned setting means is a mechanical switch or menu picture displayed on the screen, and further, the preference for execution of either picture recording reservations by the first or second reservation means may be set automatically depending on the specific information transmitted together with the electronic program guide.
In another electronic appliance of the present invention used to achieve the above-mentioned object, at least the first reservation means for picture recording reservation on the display of the electronic program guide transmitted is provided, and when a picture recording is reserved, the reservation display for indicating the condition that the picture recording is reserved is displayed always